Pertinacious Kimmon, Hapless Copter

Chapter 4

Copter blinked his eyes a few times while he looks at the doctor shockingly. But then when he was able to recover himself, he took a deep breath while thinking the best answer to give him. "Y...you don't have to do that. I...I can manage." Said Copter startling a little. However, Dr. Itthipat just smile to him and say, "It's okay Copter. I won't judge you and your place. You still have time until tomorrow to think about my offer, since you will get discharged slip from me, so I can wait until then. It's not only my friend; I also want to make sure you get home safely, after everything you had done. So, see you tomorrow, Copter. Have a nice sleep tonight, no more tears okay."

Copter can only nod while watching Dr. Itthipat walking out from the private room he stays in right now. Private room. Discharge slip. 'Oh my! How will I pay the hospital? I don't even have money for anything, how will I pay the hospital? Can I put it in debt so I can pay them later on? Maybe I should ask them tomorrow. What if they say I can't? what if they say.........'

The effect of the medicine Dr. Itthipat injects into his system by the cannula on his hand already took place, taking him into his dreamland. Dr. Itthipat who is still waiting outside of the room, take a look inside by the small glass on the door to make sure Copter is already sleeping before he continue his conversation. "You make me do things, Kimmon. It's not right for you to listen on other's conversation like this." Said Dr. Itthipat to the other person on the other side of the line. It looks like Dr. Itthipat phone is on while he is having conversation with Copter just now.

"I know. But I just want to make sure he is not part of the kidnapping. You can never imagine how I felt when I almost lose Preeda. She is everything to me, she is everything I have. I want to repay Copter for everything he did now when I'm sure he wasn't part of the kidnapping. He might just be another victim, we don't know." Said Kimmon. "So, what is your planning?"ask Itthipat.

"That is why I want you to send him to his place tomorrow, so I have idea on how I can help him in his life. I tried asking people to investigate about him. But he seems like he never existed. His record doesn't exist anywhere, hospital, school or residence. That is really weird and that make me really curious. That is also the reason why I want you to keep him off the record, since I'm afraid for unexpected." Replied Kimmon.

It make Itthipat thinking. "Well, I can make him off record here, but his record already existed in police report. He is one of the witnesses of your sister's case, remember?" It makes Kimmon thinking. "Then, I guess it is something inevitable on our side. But still, please make sure you do know where he live, and don't forget his phone number." Kimmon remind Itthipat about the information he needed about Copter so that he can do something to help Copter.

Morning came, and Copter opens his eyes with an empty room, where he is alone. There is a breakfast ready on the desk beside the hospital bed. Remember he will be discharge today, Copter get up and headed to the toilet to take a bath, thinking of when will be the next bath, he wasn't sure. So he take his time and taking a little longer than he should. Coming out from the wash room, he was glad; the doctor isn't here yet for the discharge, because he wants to take the breakfast heartily, thinking of his next meal he wasn't sure of. After consumed all the food in his system, Copter put aside the dishes and waiting and counting. Waiting for the doctor to come in, and counting the second and minute he would be discharge to the open world, an unknown world to him. He was afraid; he was frightened for an unknown future of his. With no place to go, with no one to turn to, with nothing in his hands.

"You are daydreaming again." The voice of the doctor startled him again. "Sorry." Was all his reply. "It's about time you discharge. Thinking about it again, I guess I insist on taking you to your place, rest assured I will not judge you and your place, and I need to have your number in case your result coming out differently than I expected." With all the explanations, Itthipat put Copter on the sharp edge with no way out.

Copter doesn't know what to say to that. "What about my hospital bill?" he remembered about his plan last night. He was about to continue telling his plan when Itthipat cut him out, "It's on me. That's as much as I can do to repay you." Now Itthipat put him on another edge. 'What should he do? What should he tell the doctor?' Copter been quiet makes Itthipat thinking again. "You do have phone number, do you?" the words of Kimmon last night made him thinking. 'His record doesn't exist anywhere.'

"I...I think I lost my phone when I...I was beaten up. S...so I don't have any number right now." Answer Copter startling a little. "Lucky you still here." A voice sounded breathless make both of them turn around on the door of the room. "What are you doing here? I thought you have an exam today," ask Itthipat to the newcomer. "It was a one-time test; I'm still in the middle of semester. And I just finished it, so I was rushing here, hoping to see Copter before his discharge, and hoping I can drop him off wherever he wanted to go." Said Preeda eagerly. Looking two people in front of him, eagerly to send him to inexistence home of his, Copter finally decide to be honest since he doesn't know how to make a lie to these people anymore.

"Can I be honest?" he asked make both Itthipat and Preeda shocked with his question. But both of them just nod their head. "Promise me you won't judge me for something I'm about to say. Thank you Dr. Itthipat for paying the hospital bill. To be honest, I don't have a penny to pay for it, so I was glad you paid it for me. But I promised you I will take care of myself so that I don't have to come to the hospital anymore. And thank you both of your offer. If actually I know where I want to go, I will gladly accept both your offers, but I think I have to pass. I need to have that place you called home for me to drop off. So, since I don't have that kind of place, so your offer seems useless to me now. So, I guess I have to go now. Thank you doctor for everything and thank you Preeda for taking care of me all this time."

It's only a few steps Copter is taking when the doctor running and stop in front him; prevent him on taking another step. "My best friend wants to talk to you. He is Preeda's brother." Itthipat said while extends the phone to him. Reluctantly, his taking the phone and put it near to his ear. "Yes." Was all he said. "Hi, Copter. Sorry our first conversation had to be on the phone. I should make a video call, so it would be more proper, but then I'm in the middle of business gathering, so it won't be appropriate on my side. Anyway, my name is Kimmon, Preeda's brother, I hope you don't take my offer as an offense, but please stay at my house for the time being, and when I came back tomorrow, we will talk and discuss face to face. Will you take my offer? Please, I really hope you will accept this."

Copter stared at nowhere when he heard a very soft and polite voice on the line offering him something he badly needed, but him still feeling hesitant on accepting the offer. "You don't know me. How would you trust me and ask me to live at your house, and you still have your sister living there. I might be a beast you wouldn't know." After he finished his words, the guy named Kimmon laugh out loud make him frown, but then again, the laugh he heard is like music to his ear, it sounded really pleasant to him. "You know what, you are right. You might be the beast I wouldn't know. But still, please stay at my house. My sister living in the school dorm, so you don't have to worry about her. In fact, she had her own bodyguard who will guard her 24 hours a day. Dr. Itthipat will send you to my house, I had to extend my stay and I will be coming back tomorrow or maybe late at night today, and we can talk. Is it okay?"

"I don't know what to say... I'm nobody to you and......" Copter words had been cut by Preeda who right now standing beside him. "Just say yes Copter. I want you to stay at our house too so I can see you often. Who said you are nobody to us? The moment you save me from those bastards, you are already my family friend, our friend, right P'Godt?" Itthipat just nod his head while Copter looking straight into the eyes of Itthipat and Preeda alternately, trying to find any uncomfortable, hesitancy or improper tone or behavior, but he found none of that. They were sincerely offering him a place to stay, something he couldn't afford now. Kimmon still on the line waiting for his answer. "I'll stay then, until we can talk tomorrow." Copter's answer making Itthipat and Preeda have a big smile on their face. Kimmon is also having a big smile on his face, though they can't see that. "That is one good decision Copter. I'll see you at my house tomorrow. Please give the phone to Itthipat."

End of Chapter 4